Nairobi National Park is 117 km² but is only a few km from the centre of Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya. Nairobi skyline Nairobi is the capital of Kenya. ...

The park is unique in being a protected game reserve within the boundaries of a major city. Lions, cheetahs and rhinos can be seen in the park as well as large herds of wildebeest and zebra during the Serengeti migration in July and August. Over 400 species of birds have been recorded in the park. A game reserve is an area of land set aside for maintenance of wildlife for tourism or hunting purposes. ... Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae. ... Binomial name Acinonyx jubatus (Schreber, 1775) The Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) is an atypical member of the cat family (Felidae) that hunts by speed rather than by stealth or pack tactics. ... Genera Ceratotherium Dicerorhinus Diceros Rhinoceros Coelodonta (extinct) Elasmotherium (extinct) A rhinoceros (commonly called a rhino for short) is any of five surviving species of odd-toed ungulate in the family Rhinocerotidae. ... Species Connochaetes taurinus Connochaetes gnou Connochaetes taurinus cooksoni Connochaetes taurinus albojubatus Connochaetes taurinus johnstoni The wildebeest, also called gnu (pronounced or ), is a large hooved (ungulate) mammal of the genus Connochaetes, which includes two species, both native to Africa: the Black Wildebeest (), and the Blue & White-bearded Wildebeest or Blue... Species Equus zebra Equus quagga Equus grevyi *See Equus for other species. ... Serengeti is a region of grasslands and woodlands in Africa shared between the countries of Tanzania in the south and Kenya in the north. ... Orders Many - see section below. ...

External links

• Kenya Wildlife Service's page on the Nairobi National Park
• - For more information on National Parks